Fence



(No Model.)

R. 1B. EUBANK, Jr. FENCE.

' Patented Feb. 7, 1888.

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REUBEN B. EUBANK, JR., OF MARYVILLE, MISSOURI.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,672 dated February7, 1888. Application filed October 21, 1887. Seria No. 253.029. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom, it. may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN B. EUBANK, J1'., of Maryville, in thecountyof Nodaway and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved fence seeking to provide a portable fencesimple in construction which can be conveniently erected at a smallcost,which will be firm and steady when in use, and which canbe properlyset on hillsides and adjusted to other irregularities in the surface ofthe ground.

The invention consists in certain features of construction and novelcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of a fenceconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a detached horizontalsection of the fence. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the fence on anincline or hillside. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the bracket for securingthe side sections of the binderwire; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of thedevice for straining the binder-wire for the purpose of engaging thebearing, the mode of using said device being illustrated.

The fence constructed according to my invention comprises panels A,cross-bars or sills B, binding-wires C, and a bearing or bearings forsecuring the arms of the binder when tightened, as shown in Fig. 1. Thepanels are preferably formed, as shown, with their battens a set backfrom the ends of their rails, forming end extensions, which in practiceare lapped togetherthat is to say, the extending portions of one panelare lapped against the corresponding portions of the adjacent panel. Inpractice I prefer to arrange the panels with the battens of one panel onthe right side and those of the adjoining panel with the battens on theleft side, so that the ends of the rails of one panel will abut thebatten of the next panel. By this construction, if the panels are setout of line, the rails of one of two adjoining panels are sure to abutthe batten of the other. This construction, it will be seen, insures theaccurate setting of the panels and prevents their being pushed too faralongside of each other.

The sills or cross-bars B are provided hetweentheir ends with seats bfor the ends of the panels. Such seats may be formed by driving twonails in the sill a suitable distance apart, as is shown, or the sillmay be notched,

if desired, to form the seat for the panels.

The binder-wire connects at its ends with the sill and fits over thelapped portions of the panels and bears thereon. In practice the sill isordinarily set in position and the panels placed thereon, being fittedin under the baillike binder. It is preferred, however, to connect thebinder with the sill by looping it thereon at its ends, so it can beadjusted thereat along the sill. In so doingjI form the binder withloops 0 at its ends, formed to fit on the sill, so they can be moved.therealong. By reason of such construction the sill may be placed inposition with two panels lapped thereon,and the binder may then beapplied. In so doing one of the loops 0 is fitted on the sill and movedup close to the seat b, when the other loop a may he slipped on theopposite end of the sill, and the loops then be properly adjusted totighten the wire. To tighten the binder and aid the same in firmlygripping the panels,I provide thebearing or bearings therefor. Thisbearing may be simply a pin projected forward from one of the endbattens below the top rail; but it is preferably, as shown, formed of abrackt, D, looped around the batten, with its side portions or arms, d,separated at one end, and formed at such end with hooks (1, extendedinwardly toward each other and slightly separated at their extremitiesto permit the passage of the arms of the binder between them. By arms ofthe binder it will be understood I mean those portions thereof onopposite sides of the panel.

It is preferred to clamp this bracket D to the batten of one panel. Tothis end I provide its'arms d, shortly in from their h'ooked or freeends, with openings 6 for a bolt, E, which passes between said arms infron't'of the edge of the batten and has a suitable tap. The bracketmay, when such bolt is loosened, be adjusted up or down on the. batten,and held at any desired point by tightening the tap or nut of the bolt.

In erecting a fence, after the panels have been applied and the binderfitted thereover, the binder may be adjusted or moved in or out on thesill at one or both sides until the binder is comparatively tight. Thenby use of the straining device shown in Fig. t, or other suitableconstruction, the arms of the binder on opposite sides of the panel aredrawn together or nearly together under the top rail and slipped intoengagement with the bearing for securing the same,by which they will beheld.

The bracket, as described, may be adj nsted up or down on the batten andset at any suitable point to hold the arms of the binder when tightenedup. By this adjustment of the bracket and the adjustment of the binderalong the sill the said binder maybe tightened to any desired degree.

It will be understood that in making iron fences but short sills willordinarily be used, so that but a slight adjustment of the binder alongthe sills may be made.

It will be seen that the sills may be rested on inclines or hillsidesand the panels be turned to a vertical plane, the binder serving to holdthem firmly in position.

The straining device shown in Fig. at comprises a lever, F, having itsend formed to provide a bearing atf, and a link, G, pivoted atg to thelever and having at its opposite end a hook, g. Its use will be readilyunderstood. The lever having its bearing f placed against one arm of thebinder and having the hook g engaged with the other arm, the arms of thebinder may be drawn together, and then by a slight movement of thedevice the wire may be thrown into engagement with the bearing supportedon the fence-panel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. In afence, the combination of a sill, the panels rested at their endsthereon, a bearing arranged below the top rail of one of said panels,and the binder-Wire connected at its ends with the sill and having itsarms drawn inward toward each other at a point below the top rail andengaged with the bearing, substantially as andfor the purposesspecified.

2. Ina fence, the combination of the sill, the panels rested thereon,the bracket supported on the end batten of one of said panels and havinghooks which face inwardly toward each other, and the binder secured atits ends to the sill and having its arms drawn inward and engaged withthe said hooks, substantially as set forth.

3. In a fence, the combination of the panel having a batten, the bracketD, looped around the batten and having the free ends of its armsextended beyond the edge of the batten and provided at such ends withhooks, and the clampingbolt connecting the arms of said bearing,wherebythey may be drawn together on the batten, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the sill, the panels rested thereon, the bracketD, supported on and adjustable vertically along the end batten of one ofsaid panels, and the binder having its ends looped around thesill,whereby it may be adjusted therealong, and having its arms drawntogether and engaged with the bearing supported on the batten,substantially as set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

R. B. EUBANK, JR.

Vitnesscs:

P. TURPIN, SoLoN G. KEMON.

